On a late October night in Cleveland, Anthony Edwards poured in 47 points over 41 minutes, a brilliant display that could not stop Minnesota from falling in overtime. The next day, the cost of that effort came into focus: his right knee, a joint that has troubled him before, will be repaired through arthroscopic surgery and he will spend roughly two months away from the floor. It is one of those moments in a season when a team's brightest light dims, and the question shifts from what a star can do to what the rest of the group must become. Minnesota now finds itself in that familiar stretch wh
Timberwolves Lose Anthony Edwards for Two Months After Right Knee Arthroscopic Procedure
47 points on Monday night, a knee procedure the next day
Mark
Forty-seven points, then surgery news. How does that happen so fast?
Mimi
He played through it. He was questionable for Cleveland, played all 41 minutes, and scored 47. The knee had been bothering him since he grabbed at it in Sunday's win over Toronto.
Luke
Careful there. The report says the injury "presumably" came Sunday. That's an inference, not a confirmed timeline.
Mark
And Coach Finch didn't sound alarmed beforehand?
Mimi
He called it a "daily situation," which sounds like day-to-day. Then the plan became surgery and about two months out.
Luke
The two months is ESPN's reporting. The piece doesn't quote the team on the timeline or say what exactly the procedure repairs beyond the right knee.
Mark
Is there a history here?
Mimi
Runner's knee in that same leg last season, a hyperextended left knee in the Denver series, and 21 missed games, a career high. He said he rested his knees over the summer and camp went fine.
Luke
Worth noting that's his own account of the summer. It shows intent, not a medical explanation of why this happened.
Mark
Who covers for him?
Mimi
Dosunmu and Hyland are mentioned as possibilities, and LaMelo Ball, in his first season in Minnesota, is among the starters expected to step up.
Luke
"Perhaps" and "possibly" are doing work there. No lineup has been announced.
O Pulso
- Edwards scored 47 points in 41 minutes, yet Minnesota dropped a 127-125 overtime decision in Cleveland.
- A knee he grabbed in Sunday's win over Toronto has become a surgical problem, with arthroscopic repair scheduled.
- The Timberwolves lose their All-Star guard for roughly two months, just as the season has barely begun.
- Coach Chris Finch turns to Ayo Dosunmu, Bones Hyland and LaMelo Ball to keep the offense afloat until Edwards returns.
On a late October night in Cleveland, Anthony Edwards poured in 47 points over 41 minutes, a brilliant display that could not stop Minnesota from falling in overtime. The next day, the cost of that effort came into focus: his right knee, a joint that has troubled him before, will be repaired through arthroscopic surgery and he will spend roughly two months away from the floor. It is one of those moments in a season when a team's brightest light dims, and the question shifts from what a star can do to what the rest of the group must become. Minnesota now finds itself in that familiar stretch where depth and patience decide the story.
Anthony Edwards put on a performance for the ages in Cleveland on Monday night, scoring 47 points in 41 minutes. Minnesota still lost, 127-125 in overtime, and the joy of that effort was quickly overshadowed. By the next day, Edwards faced arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and an expected absence of about two months, according to ESPN.
The trouble seems to have started in Sunday's win over Toronto, when Edwards was seen grabbing at the knee. He had been listed as questionable for the second night of a back-to-back, and Finch initially called the issue a daily situation, a phrase that suggested nothing serious. That assessment proved too optimistic.
The knee had a past. Runner's knee in the same leg cost him games last season, and a hyperextended left knee in the playoffs added to the strain. Edwards had rested over the summer and reported no issues in camp, and he began this season strongly, including a 47-point opener against Miami.
Now Minnesota must adjust. Dosunmu, Hyland and LaMelo Ball will be asked to carry more of the load, and the team's detailed update on Edwards's recovery is what the season now waits on.
Anthony Edwards played 41 minutes on Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers and scored 47 points. Minnesota still lost, 127-125, in overtime. A day later, the Timberwolves' All-Star guard was facing an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and roughly two months on the sideline, according to ESPN.
The night in Cleveland was the second half of a back-to-back, and Edwards had been listed as questionable going in. The trouble appears to have begun the day before, in Minnesota's win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, when he was seen grabbing at the right knee. The source reporting presumes that was the original injury; it does not say so definitively.
After that game, head coach Chris Finch described the situation as a "daily situation," language that suggested he did not expect anything more serious than a day-to-day ailment. That read turned out to be wrong, and Edwards will now miss significant time instead.
The knee has a history. Last season Edwards dealt with runner's knee in the same leg, which cost him games late in the regular season. In the first round of the playoffs, he hyperextended his left knee as Minnesota beat the Denver Nuggets in six games. He missed 21 games in total last year, the most of his career.
He had tried to get ahead of the problem. Edwards said he used the summer to let his knees rest, and he reported no issues during training camp. The early results backed that up. The two-time All-NBA selection was playing very well through the first four games of the season. His 47-point opener against the Miami Heat made him one of only four players in NBA history to record 45 or more points in a game within his team's first four contests.
That makes the timing harder for Minnesota. Finch now has to lean on his depth, with Ayo Dosunmu and Bones Hyland mentioned as possible players to absorb some of the minutes and responsibility Edwards leaves behind. The team will also look to others in the starting five, including LaMelo Ball, who is in his first season with the Timberwolves, to carry more of the load.
The two-month timeline comes from ESPN's report, and the team's own detailed update on the procedure and recovery is what to watch for next. Until Edwards is back, Minnesota's season will be shaped by how Dosunmu, Hyland and Ball fill the gap.
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Finch called Edwards' injury a "daily situation" after the injury designation.— Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch, as reported
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